The Degrees of Freedom for the Test Statistic in a Test

question 156

True/False

The degrees of freedom for the test statistic in a test of a contingency table is (r − 1)(c − 1)where r is the number of rows in the table,and c is the number of columns.

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Definitions:

Credit

An accounting entry that either increases a liability or equity account, or decreases an asset or expense account. It is also used in banking to denote a positive balance.

Debits

Financial entries that represent an increase in assets or expenses or a decrease in liabilities, equity, or income on a company's balance sheet or income statement.

Credits

Entries in the accounting system that can decrease assets or increase liabilities and equity on a company’s balance sheet, reflecting the decrease in the company's resources or increase in claims against those resources.

Normal Balance

The side of an account where increases are recorded, which is the debit side for assets and expenses, and the credit side for liabilities, equity, and revenue.